The Sea is Calling

wishus

Yes, @in_need_of_direction - conscious and clear relaxation is just as important.

Almost a week after the funeral and today is an anniversary - a sad one. One I have marked for over a decade with a glass of pinot grigio. However, I'm not well enough to today, I reckon. 

Scott_Weiland79

I have encountered the yoga idiots in a steam room before. The last one i laughed when he slipped on his !!!!!!. Its usual an idiot trying to impress women. Its dangerous imo and the places are places to relax. If it makes you uncomfy definitely chat with gym staff.

wishus

It has been a long time since I made an entry. New year, new focus. I am trying to get my current work done at a good pace so I can apply for more freelance jobs, as earning is a bit limited in this house at the mo. Husband lost his job, applied for more, got a successful interview, only trouble was they didn't want him to start for a month. Then a week ago, they told him the job was rescinded. We're more financially precarious than I'd like after huge vet and car repair bills happened at the same time, but we will be okay. 

So, a dry January and no-to-low spend month is on the cards. 

Very thankful for the local zero waste food hub as I just got a good load of mostly healthy groceries, just going out of date, and now all I need for the week is tea bags. Good opportunity to try out all the flowery teas I have stocked up first.

For £20 I got the following:

2 swedes
12 salad tomatoes
2 cauliflowers
2 broccolis 
9 bananas, mostly fairtrade.
8 shallots
2 aubergines
1.5kg carrots
2kg new potatoes
1kg long grain rice
6 wholemeal rolls
12 slim multi seed bagels
1 wholemeal farmhouse loaf, sliced
6 wholemeal pittas
6 organic eggs
500g brie
4 billionaire crumble mince pies
4 limoncello mince pies
1 bottle Heinz Monkey Fried Chicken Sauce
1.8kg gluten free Bisto gravy.
12 Devils on Horseback
2 salmon fillets
300g carrot and swede mash
goose fat Maris Piper potato tray
spinach falafels
700g pork sausage meat.

Plus, I got in a good walk, some resistance weight training with those heavy bags, and I'm on chapter 21 of Richard Osman's The Impossible Fortune. It really is a long walk!

wishus

Husband came home last night and he was and is hungry!
We enjoyed a nice chicken dinner with me thinking we'd get another 2 meals out of the chicken, but as he has been munching it as a snack, possibly only the one.

This was the plan:

Breakfasts: bagels, toasts or porridge. Toppings, butter, jam, marmalade, egg, marmite
lunches: sandwiches/toasties/crackers. Cheese, hummus, beans.

Dinners: 
Monday - roast chicken dinner, carrots, broccoli, kohlrabi, gravy
Tuesday - creamy cajun chicken and rice, carrots
Wednesday - chicken stir fry if there's any chicken left OR cauliflower cheese pasta.
Thursday - aloo gobi and rice, with parsnip pakora
Friday - salmon and potatoes, mixed veg
Saturday - bean burgers, salad, wedges, monkey sauce.
Sunday - pork chops, potatoes, mixed veg.

Sent off a couple of work queries.

Heard back that I will find out at the weekend if I have some part time hours in a kitchen.

The heating is on manual now because it is so cold. Thermostat downstairs said 14, so fair enough.

4 books finished this year so far, but won't have the time to myself to read so much now.

wishus

My trip to the eco shop has seen us replenish our stocks with these goodies:

Small wholemeal bread Seeded loaf Basil pot 200g Organic spinach 200g Rainbow chard 3 spring onions 500g Chantennay carrots 500g turnips 2 swede 200g fine green beans 2.5kg baking potatoes 2kg white potatoes 500g carrots Small red cabbage Spice tailor southern chettinad curry 100g Graze Peri Peri crunch 100g sesame seeds 50g anchovies in oil 2 Capri sun 1kg onions 2 little gem lettuce 500g brandy sauce 400g Chicken soup 400g Leek and potato soup 700ml Seedlip Monkey sauce Skinny chip shop curry sauce 2 low fat beef burgers Vitasia chicken croquettes Sweet potato falafels Chimichurri pumpkin and sweet potato Pork pie Crispy potato waffle fries Caramelised onion scotch egg

I have tried price matching to Tesco prices as best as I could, and granted some things would be on offer, but I believe I have saved about £85 on this shop. 

Could I have afforded an £85 shop? Not at all. This place is a lifesaver. 
To think, this was all stuff the supermarkets would have chucked otherwise.